title: The role of precursor states in adsorption, surface reactions and catalysis.
abstract: Among the many concepts which have been developed in surface science to explain the nature of adsorption, the role of weakly-held intermediate states, so-called precursor states, is one of the most important. The kinetics of precursor-mediated adsorption is described, together with examples showing how significant such effects can be, not just in adsorption itself, but also in surface reactions on crystals and on model-supported catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Wolfson Nanoscience Laboratory and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bowker
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000465:Algorithms; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004058:Diffusion; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007700:Kinetics; D011312:Pressure; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D003300:Copper; D002248:Carbon Monoxide